4:35 PM,
Jan. 9, 2014

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One more big snowstorm could wipe out what's left of Springfield's road salt supply.

The City of Springfield, Greene County and the Missouri Department of Transportation started the winter weather season with a combined total of just over 6,000 tons of road salt stored at the dome off Chestnut Expressway.

"Currently we are well under 1,000 tons, which is typically one-fourth of what we'd want to keep in store for snow removal," said Ron Bailey, the city's superintendent of streets. "One big snowfall will wipe us out of salt." ...